Lutheran Senior Services / Diakon agreement forms one of largest US nonprofit LTC organizations … CMS releases Medicare, Medicaid enrollment figures … CMS issues new guidance, other resources related...
Business briefs, March 29
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 29, 2024
Registration closes Monday for EEOC workshop on ADA compliance … National Institute on Aging offers training for future researchers into aging … CMS finalizes rule streamlining Medicaid enrollment...
Business briefs, March 26
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 26, 2024
Best Life Brands adds Next Day Access to its portfolio … Senior living companies file for bankruptcy … ‘Unprecedented’ provider-union blitz fights Medicaid cuts … Chelsea Retirement...
‘Landmark legislation’ aims to streamline, coordinate care for 12 million dually eligible individuals
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Mar 21, 2024
A bipartisan bill aiming to streamline and coordinate care for the nation’s more than 12 million dually eligible individuals — people who are enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid — is being called...
Business briefs, March 21
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 21, 2024
Dwindled giant’s $18M settlement ‘a signal’ to SNF owners about ‘negligent’ care’ … Lawmakers threaten harsher penalties for negligent providers, CEOs in wake of cyberattack … NY assisted...
Business briefs, March 13
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 13, 2024
Fillmore Capital Partners gets nursing home fraud suit dismissed … Fortune questions nursing home ownership, quality ties … HHS FY25 budget has $150B for Medicaid HCBS, cybersecurity … CMS delivers...
Business briefs, March 7
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Mar 07, 2024
Medicare opportunities in senior living and skilled nursing … Bill would provide funding to states to help dual eligible seniors navigate Medicare and Medicaid … 1,000+ workers strike at 12 Minnesota...
Joint venture brings new I-SNP to PA nursing home residents
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Aug 08, 2024
A new joint venture has created American Health Advantage of Pennsylvania, an institutional special needs plan, or I-SNP, to serve Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries who live in nursing homes in 12 counties...
Government support of dementia caregiving across the continuum important: poll
By
Kimberly Bonvissuto
Aug 06, 2024
A recent poll of more than 1,000 older adults found they overwhelmingly want the government to support dementia care across the care continuum, including in assisted living settings.
Business briefs, July 31
By
Kathleen Steele Gaivin
Jul 31, 2024
PA law limits use of noncompetes for healthcare practitioners, effective Jan. 1 … ClearWellness, University of North Texas collaborate on study of wellness benefits in independent living communities...